Aircraft power and propulsion systems and methods of operating the systems, one method includes: operating electric machines of gas turbine engines as generators to extract mechanical power from spools and generating electrical power therefrom; meeting an electrical power demand of a plurality of electrical loads connected with an electrical system by supplying the plurality of electrical loads with electrical power generated by the electric machines; determining when there is an electrical system and/or the gas turbine engine fault and an amount of electrical power generated by the power and propulsion system is reduced to a lower level; and responsive to the determination: during a time period ΔT, controlling the plurality of electrical loads reducing the electrical power demand; and during the time period ΔT, meeting at least part of the electrical power demand of the plurality of electrical loads by discharging the electrical energy storage system.
AIRCRAFT POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING AIRCRAFT POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS
2023-06-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
AIRCRAFT POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING AIRCRAFT POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS
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